Show I OF NATION BURNED TO DEATH FOUR HUNDRED LOSE LIVES AS RESULT OF EXPLOSION WHICH DESTROYED PALACE President of Republic of Hayti Among the Victims the Members of His Family Being Saved Saved Cause Cause of Explosion Unexplained Port au ati Prince Hayti General I General Cincinnatus Gin Gin- cinnatus Leconte president o of the republic republic re re- public of Hayti perished Thursday Ina in ina ina a fire Ore which destroyed the national palace It was caused by an explosion of of- tho the powder magazine attached ched to the palace Later investigation showed that the casu casualty list In dead and wounded amounted to persons The explosion occurred at 3 15 o'clock Thursday morning and the shock shattered the palace Fire fol rol- followed followed fol- fol lowed quickly and the palace a wooden wood wood- en structure was consumed within half an hour There were a great number of explosions of munitions of war var that had been stored in the cel eel lars mrs All the houses around the palace valace were greatly damaged but as the palace palace palace pal pal- ace itself was isolated the firemen succeeded suc sue in their efforts to localize th the fire The members of the family of the president ent all of whom were in the palace at the time were saved but President Leconte himself himsel perished Consternation reigns among the populace but no disorders have oc oc- oc- oc At a joint meeting of the chamber and senate Thursday afternoon General Gen Ten eral Tancrede Auguste senator and minister ex-minister of public w works was na named nam narn- ed as president |